CITY IN TIME is an initiative promoting cultural, creative and smart tourism of Hong Kong. It utilises Augmented Reality (AR) technology to combine historical photos with artworks created by local artists, along with lively animations and special sound effects that vividly recreate Hong Kong’s historical landscapes and past scenes. It allows both locals and tourists to travel through time and enjoy enriched visual and audio experiences.
Locals and tourists can scan the AR markers installed at designated locations with their smartphones downloaded with the CITY IN TIME mobile app and hence experience and contrast 360-degree panoramic images of old Hong Kong with today’s surroundings, supplemented with informative descriptions of major landmarks, and selfie and sharing functions for uploading to social media platforms. CITY IN TIME also specially incorporates classic Hong Kong film clips into the experience, allowing users to simply scan the “AR Clocks” at designated locations to view selected scenes at the movie filming sites and compare them directly with the actual surroundings.
The School of Creative Media of the City University of Hong Kong was commissioned by the Tourism Commission to develop and produce the CITY IN TIME project. It has been rolled out at Central, Jordan, the Peak, Sham Shui Po, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Lei Yue Mun, Tai Hang, and Kowloon City, enabling both locals and visitors to experience Hong Kong’s culture and history through smart technology.
Please visit the dedicated website of
CITY IN TIME for more information.
